Notes

He served as Ensign and Lieutenant in Major George Slaughter's
8th VA Regt. commanded by Col. Abraham Bowman in the Rev War.
The company was designated at various times as Capt. George
Slaughter's Co. and as Lieut. John Graves Co. He was
comissioned Jan 26, 1776 and resigned 22 Apr 1778. He was in
battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth and Yorktown. He
was a trusted officer of Gen. Nathaniel Greene in NC and
detailed by him to oppose the passage of part of Cornwallis's
force across the Yadkin which he did with conspicuous and
distinguished gallantry.

After the war he removed to Wilkes Co. GA and in 1786 was
Colonel commanding a Georgia regiment against the Creek Indians.

DAR No. 74 709. pg. 1, " Another Revolutionary Soldier Gone!
Died at his residence in Washington, Wilkes Co. on the 24th ult.
in his 77th year, Col. John GRAVES. He was born in Culpepper
Co., VA. Entered the army 1776 as a lieutenant in the 8th
Virginia Regiment; at the close of the war he was a Major. He
was in the battles of Brandywind, Germantown, Monmouth and at
the siege of York. When GENERAL GREENE crossed the Yadkin River
he was in charge of 200 men to protect passaage of the troups;
they had engagement with CORNWALLIS in doing so, but succeeded
in protecting the troups and themselves, crossing the Yadkin
with a loss of only 3 killed and 5 wounded. Moved to Georgia
1784. In 1786 he commanded a regiment against the Creeks. The
Treaty of Shoulderbone followed, to which he was a witness. He
was elected by the legistlature as a Presidential Elector in the
last election." THE SOUTHERN RECORDER, 1823-1844.

(Nancy note: the entry before this (above) in May 25, 1824. the
entry after
is July 20, 1824. So it appears this notice was May 25th or June
of same year)
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